John Sturdivant shares a post on the emergence of the AI job. Non-Technical AI professionals have a serious career problem. There’s a new category of AI job emerging in the workforce, but we’re still not sure what to call it. This is creating a lot of inefficiency in the job market. The people doing this […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Matthias Hermans. Matthias is an xMcKinsey & Company consultant with 2+ years of consulting experience. He focusses mainly on Public Sector engagements, having worked on Education, Global Public Health, Sustainability and Employment for international organizations and governments across the globe. • Quantitative and qualitative analysis: Provide strategic advice for key […]
Peet van Biljon shares an article on the benefits of incremental product improvements for long term success. A company with an aging product line doesn’t have to choose between a major new product development project that it may not be able to afford, or doing nothing. Incremental product improvements that can dramatically improve sales can […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Sylvain Baudelocq. A summary of Sylvain’s experience follows. “After starting his career in commercial banking, Sylvain joined the Paris office of McKinsey, where he led missions in the FMCG, retail, leisure, electronics and metallurgy sectors. Recruited Kinsfisher group for its French subsidiary Brico Dépôt, he was first in charge of […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Carol Gsell with Certo Marketing. Carol began her career at McKinsey & Co. as a Business Analyst. Following that, she honed her marketing skills at The Coca-Cola Company, Pizza Hut Inc., Zyman Group, and a promotions agency. Carol has been running her own consulting firm since 2006, with the exception […]
Geoff Wilson shares a formula for aligning what you like to do with what you do to earn a living. Want to be a great leader? Align what you like to do with what you have to do, and then find people who will follow the formula. Recently, I was part of a conversation about […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Mariano Augusto Nunes Neto. Entrepreneur and Seasoned Executive with 15 years of experience in business strategy, growth, business development, M&A, GTM, operations and turnaround across multiple industries.
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Jeremy Silver. Jeremy has spent 27 years in technology with a focus on Post-sales support for Enterprise B2B SAAS companies (Customer Success, Services, Support). In particular he spent 10 years as a Leader at Salesforce supporting their growth from $600M-8.5B and helping to build, scale and transform their Customer Success […]
Tony Zheng shares one of many stories on how startups became successful. In this post, he shares how Spanx startup became a successful business. How Spanx became a $1.2 Billion Bootstrap Success In 2000, Spanx started with just $5,000. In 2021, they were acquired by the Blackstone Group at a US $1.2 billion valuation. Here’s […]
Jeremy Silver shares a post on improving organizational efficiency for customer success. How do you drive a more efficient customer success organization? One way that’s not discussed as often as it should be – make your product better! I don’t just mean adding features customers want/need, I mean reducing all friction on the path towards […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Kevin Hughes. Kevin is an independent consultant with over 20 years of experience leading businesses and strategic initiatives. Kevin spent six years at BCG as a Principal, primarily in the Healthcare and Industrial Goods practices focusing on major transformation programs and Post-Merger Integration. Earlier in his career, Kevin led an […]
In this article, Erica Reischer shares scientific, actionable advice to help one thrive at work and at home. Some time ago, before a big test at school, I asked my daughter how she was feeling. She confided, “Mom, I’m kind of freaked out.” As a psychologist and parent coach, this was my sweet spot. After […]